Coronavirus Positivity In Kendall Co. Continues To Rise: IDPH

KENDALL COUNTY, IL — Kendall County could see restrictions imposed on public gatherings as the coronavirus positivity continues to rise, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. As of Friday, the positivity rate is at 6.7 percent, which has increased from the past weeks.

This comes after Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued the second set of new restrictions triggered by regional coronavirus mitigation metrics and as state public health officials announced an increasing number of Illinois counties have reached a COVID-19 "warning level."

Any region that sustains an 8 percent positivity rate for three days in a row or sees an increase in positivity rates and simultaneous decrease in hospital capacity will need to implement additional community mitigation interventions, the IDPH website states.

The total number of cases per 100,000 people in the county is also at a warning level with 92 while the target is 50 or fewer.

In Illinois' North Central region — that Kendall County is a part of — positivity has continued to increase for five consecutive days. During the same period, the number of people admitted to hospitals in the region with symptoms of the virus has also seen a three-day increase.

According to the Kendall County Health Department, there are 1,681 total coronavirus cases as of Friday, with 1,055 in recovery. The latest death was reported by county health officials on Aug. 4, of a man in his 70s "that suffered from additional health complexities."

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